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In a wholly unique adventure, *Super Paper Mario* takes our 2D super star and brings him into a 3D world. Max, Logan, and special guest Ricky Frech boot up SWOON.EXE and see if the wiles of *Super Paper Mario* can truly charm them. How does this one-off puzzle platformer fit into the collage that is *Paper Mario*?
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# Super Paper Mario
- Developer – Intelligent Systems
- Platform – Wii
- Release Date – April 9, 2007 in North America, April 19, 2007 in Japan
- Producers – [Kensuke Tanabe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kensuke_Tanabe) and [Ryoichi Kitanishi](https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Ryouichi_Kitanishi)
- Game Directors – [Ryota Kawade](https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Ryota_Kawade)
- Composers – [Naoko Mitome](https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Naoko_Mitome), [Chika Sekigawa](https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Chika_Sekigawa), and [Yasuhisa Baba](https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/Yasuhisa_Baba)
[Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/super-paper-mario) – 85/100
# Links
- [*Super Paper Mario* Wiki](https://www.mariowiki.com/Super_Paper_Mario)
- [Ricky’s *Paper Mario: The Origami King* Review](https://www.dualshockers.com/paper-mario-the-origami-king-review-nintendo-switch/)
- Soundtrack
- [YouTube](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhHcMbVmbwCdYgDcW5-Ai5lXAqPAWihPc)
- [*Paper Mario* series sales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Mario#Sales)
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*This episode was originally recorded on July 21, 2021.*
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